"Take us to the Funhouse, Mickey Mouse! Funny's waiting for us to play!"
Mickey Mouse Funhouse is a Disney Junior show that premiered in 2021. It focuses on the Sensational Six characters (Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Minnie, Daisy, and Pluto) going on adventures revolving around Funny, an enchanted talking playhouse who transports them to imaginative adventures in a variety of themed worlds.
It acts as a Spiritual Successor to Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures with two 11-minute segments per episode (though there are occasional 22-minute stories) and lacking Fake Interactivity like Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, with the only difference being the inclusion of new character Funny in the show's main cast.
The show premiered with a primetime special "Mickey the Brave" on July 16, 2021, while regular episodes debuted on August 20th of that year.
This show provides examples of:
- Adaptational Heroism:
- Much like its two predecessors, Pete goes from a malicious villain to mischievous, but still well-meaning.
- Similarly, in a way that also doubles as Adaptation Relationship Overhaul, Mortimer goes from Mickey's rival for Minnie's affections in the cartoons, to a friend of his who is reckless, but good-natured.
- Afraid of Doctors: Funny is revealed to be afraid of plumbers (who acts as a doctor to houses) as shown in, "Is There a Plumber in the House?". Later, however, he overcomes this fear.
- All-CGI Cartoon: Since it uses the same animation software as Roadster Racers & Mixed-Up Adventures.
- Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti: A Yeti, resembling the Bigfoot from A Goofy Movie albeit colored white and blue, first appears in "Homesick" as the inhabitant of a snowy mountain.
- Blue Is Heroic: Donald wears a blue sailor suit and Funny is a blue house with a red roof and yellow trimmings.
- The Bus Came Back: After being absent in Roadster Racers and Mixed-Up Adventures, Willie the Giant makes his return here, as do Mickey and Minnie's Martian counterparts.
- The Catfish: "A Fish Tale" features a legendary giant catfish named "Big Muddy", which Donald tries to catch.
- Clamshells as Mouths: Zig-zagged with the giant clam in "Goldfish Goofy!". It is clearly shown with a soft body (complete with Cartoony Eyes), but its shells are still depicted as acting like jaws, even clamping down on Donald and hanging on.
- Demoted to Extra: Cuckoo Loca, who was a main character in Roadster Racers and Mixed-Up Adventures, is more of a recurring extra in this series, mainly due to the Happy Helpers being Adapted Out.
- Denser and Wackier: Like its predecessor, the series is this compared to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse due to utilizing slapstick comedy as in the original cartoons.
- Dream Episode:
- The plot of "Dream a Little Dream" is about Goofy being unable to sleep due to having a fear of dreaming, so the rest of his friends help him out by having a sleepover as Funny transports them to the "Land of Dreams", where Mickey and the gang help Goofy understand that dreaming can be strange, yet fun to experience.
- The Season 3 episode "Daisy and the Missing Dream" has the gang return to the Land of Dreams so Daisy can remember what her dream was about, accompanied by Von Drake and a smaller version of Farfus.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: The earlier episodes in the first season used a shorter version of "Up the Stairs to Anywhere". It was extended later that season.
- Every Episode Ending: An average segment will end with Mickey and his friends leaving the Adventure Door and preparing to go home, while Mickey and Minnie converse and summarize the episode's lesson. As the other pals leave, Mickey and Minnie will talk to Funny a little more and then bid the viewer "See you next time!".
- Exotic Eye Designs: Funny's irises and pupils are rectangular shaped.
- Extra-Long Episode: Occasionally, there are episodes that run for 22 minutes instead of the usual 11 minutes.
- Season 1 has "Mickey the Brave!" (the premiere) and "Pirate Adventure!".
- Season 2 has "Dino Safari" and the Christmas Episode "Santa's Crash Landing".
- Fake Interactivity: Averted like its predecessor. Despite Mickey addressing the viewers in some points like he did in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, the show avoids asking viewers for help.
- Flying Flightless Bird: Bird-like dinosaur variation. Hal the Halszkaraptor is capable of flying, even though Halszkaraptor would have been flightless as other dromaeosaurids in real life, aside from a few smaller ones that were capable of gliding.
- Gentle Gorilla: The gang befriends a young one and its equally friendly parents in "Minnie Goes Ape!".
- Goofy Feathered Dinosaur: Played With. In "Dino Doggies", Mickey and Goofy come across a Segnosaurus and are surprised it has feathers, which Funny explains that it's because many dinosaurs were discovered to have been feathered. The Segnosaurus itself is no threat to the characters, since Herbivores Are Friendly. The Halszkaraptor from "Dino Duck" is also quite comedic and harmless (though to be fair, Halszkaraptor would have been one of the least threatening dromaeosaurids).
- Green Aesop: One episode encourages recycling, especially in the case of plastic bottles.
- Innocently Insensitive: Mortimer means well, but he gets so caught up in having fun that he doesn't think of the consequences.
- Lions and Tigers and Humans... Oh, My!: Human characters make appearances now, mostly in the worlds the gang visits. They also coexist with the dognose characters.
- New Year Has Come: Mickey and his friends once traveled to South Korea after being invited to celebrate Lunar New Year with Funny's friend Ye Eun.
- Picky Eater: Goofy is revealed to be judgmental of foods depending on their appearance and smell, as seen in "Goofy Doesn't Like It!"
- Pimped-Out Dress: In "Mickey the Brave" and some episodes set in Majestica, Minnie wears a pink princess ball gown.
- Plot Allergy: It is revealed in "Homesick" that Funny is allergic to sunflowers and sneezes uncontrollably.
- Power Incontinence: Funny's sneezes cause him to lose control of his powers and land Mickey and his friends to random worlds through the doors as shown in "Homesick".
- Princess for a Day: Minnie is dressed up as a princess in "Mickey the Brave", and some episodes set in Majestica.
- Remember the New Guy?: Mickey and the gang already appear to be friends with Funny at the show's start without any explanation on how they met.
- Rump Roast: Goofy accidentally does this to a Yeti in "Homesick" when he unwittingly lights a fire lamp under its rear while it's sleeping.
- Self-Deprecation: In "Mickey the Brave", Funny transforms into a castle and you can hear the rendition of "When You Wish Upon A Star" that Disney uses for their Vanity Plate, complete with fireworks, except it drowns out.
- Shown Their Work: One educational point in "Dino Doggies" is that many dinosaurs had feathers, using the therizinosaur Segnosaurus as an example. This continues into "Dino Duck", which features a Halszkaraptor with accurate feathering including wings.
- Sick Episode: "Homesick" has Funny suffer terrible sneezing fits because of him being allergic to sunflowers.
- Sneeze of Doom: Funny's sneezes cause a lot of wacky trouble by sending Mickey and friends through random doors and worlds.
- Squirrels in My Pants: In "Minnie Goes Ape!", Donald gets a leafcutter ant up his safari suit.
- Suddenly Speaking: Pluto of all characters finally gets to talk in the episode "Daisy and the Missing Dream". Given that it takes place within the Land of Dreams, it's to be expected.
- Team Pet: Pluto and Teddy, Funny's doghouse.
- Terrible Trio: Wheezelene, Cheezel, and Sneezel are a gang of weasels who on occasion cause nothing but trouble to Mickey and the gang.
- Title, Please!: Like all Disney Junior shows post-2018, the episode titles don't appear onscreen, but Funny (or occasionally one of the main characters) says the episode's names.
- Toxic Friend Influence: Mortimer Mouse as introduced in this series is a friend of Mickey's who tends to persuade Mickey into doing things he normally wouldn't, mainly out of his own cluelessness.
- Wrap-Up Song: The Wiggle Giggle song, which plays at the end of every episode, shows each of the characters leaving the funhouse while Funny sings the song and reminds the viewer that they can always play again next time.
